"The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time."

— Brené Brown, Daring greatly (2012)

Daring Greatly
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Full titleDaring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
AuthorBrené Brown
LanguageEnglish
SubjectVulnerability; Shame; Leadership; Parenting; Personal development
GenreNonfiction; Self-help
PublisherGotham Books
Publication date
11 September 2012
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback); e-book; audiobook
Pages287
ISBN978-1-59240-733-0
Websitepenguinrandomhouse.com

Chapter summary

This outline follows the Gotham Books first edition hardcover (2012), ISBN 978-1-59240-733-0.[1][2][3][4]

📉 1 – Scarcity: looking inside our culture of "never enough".

🧩 2 – Debunking the vulnerability myths.

🎯 3 – Understanding and combating shame.

🛡️ 4 – The vulnerability armory.

⚙️ 5 – Mind the gap: cultivating change and closing the disengagement divide.

🏫 6 – Disruptive engagement: daring to re-humanize education and work.

👨‍👩‍👧 7 – Wholehearted parenting: daring to be the adults we want our children to be.

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References

  1. "Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead (1st ed.)". Colorado Mountain College Library Catalog. Marmot Library Network. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. "Daring greatly (1st ed.)". Jackson Public Library Catalog. Jackson Public Library. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  3. "Daring Greatly by Brené Brown". Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  4. "Daring greatly (1st ed., print)". WorldCat. OCLC. Retrieved 21 October 2025.